English ship Tredagh (1654)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Resolution.

The ship that became the first HMS Resolution was a 50-gun third-rate frigate built under the 1652 Programme for the navy of the Commonwealth of England by Sir Phineas Pett at Ratcliffe, and launched in 1654 under the name Tredagh^[1] (Tredagh is an alternative name for the Irish town of Drogheda, scene of the Siege of Drogheda, a Roundhead victory, during the English Civil War).

The Battle of Lowestoft, 1665
History
England
Name	Tredagh
Ordered	December 1652
Builder	Phineas Pett II, Ratcliffe
Launched	22 May 1654
Renamed	HMS Resolution, 1660
Fate	Burnt, 25 July 1666
Notes	Participated in: Battle of Lowestoft St. James's Day Battle
General characteristics
Class and type	Third-rate frigate
Tons burthen	771
Length	117 ft 3 in (35.7 m) (keel)
Beam	35 ft 2 in (10.7 m)
Depth of hold	14 ft 5 in (4.4 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	50 guns of various weights of shot

After the Restoration in 1660, Tredagh was renamed HMS Resolution.^[1] On 25 February 1665 (Julian calendar, then still in use; 7 March 1666 in the Gregorian calendar) Resolution fought in the Battle of Lowestoft as the flagship of Rear Admiral Robert Sansum. On 25 July 1666 Julian (4 August 1666 Gregorian) she fought in the St. James's Day Battle under the command of Captain Willoughby Hannam as the flagship of Rear Admiral Sir John Harman. In the battle she ran aground and was burnt by a Dutch fireship.

Notes

1. Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 159.

References

• Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.